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Renewed concern over East Med as Turkey aims to resume drilling
PoliticsForeign PolicyAnkara’s intention to begin again drilling works in the Eastern Mediterranean as well as its... Ankara’s actions and imposed some sanctions on Turkey, which as it seems have so far failed to stop... sense under these conditions to proceed with drilling works, Ankara’s main aim is to strengthen its
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Greece on alert over Turkish maritime plans, senses EU backing
PoliticsForeign Policyof unresolved issues could begin between Athens and Ankara. The talks were kept confidential... the minute Ankara decided to proceed with hydrocarbon research in either southern of Crete or in areas... in its relation with Ankara, for instance the EU-Turkey deal on migration. Nonetheless, this time
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Newsletter 260 -31/07/2020
stand-off over the past few days. Ankara’s moratorium on the hydrocarbon exploration is to last... in an interview with CNN Turk. This means Ankara did not send out the Oruc Reis research vessel... in ensuring the stand-off from Ankara head-on. Escalating tensions have been brought under control when
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New Turkish NAVTEX undermines Greek-Turkish reconciliation efforts
PoliticsForeign Policyto be part of its continental shelf. The Greek Foreign Ministry reacted on Monday by accusing Ankara... as a gesture of good will, claiming that this could give “diplomacy a chance.” Ankara’s latest surprise... Minister Haiko Maas is expected to visit this week Nicosia, Athens and Ankara in yet another effort to push
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Newsletter 299 - 04/06/2021
, which was free of the verbal clashes that marked the Greek diplomat’s recent visit to Ankara... in mid-June. This was the most tangible outcome from Cavusoglu’s talks in Athens. Ankara seems to have... is the best proof to the EU that Ankara is pursuing a dialogue with Greece despite any differences
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Athens reacts to Turkey developments, stance of EU allies on arms
PoliticsForeign Policysituations in the past, Ankara has tried to defuse domestic crises by provoking incidents abroad. Diplomatic sources highlight that Ankara’s destabilization attempt in Evros happened just a few days.... The deterioration of Ankara’s relations with the West and mainly with Washington is also another source
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Athens prepares response to Turkey challenging sovereignty over eastern Aegean islands
PoliticsForeign Policysuch comments but this time Ankara has threatened to launch an international campaign against... last Thursday that Ankara will ask the parties to the Lausanne (1923) and Paris (1947) treaties to take a stand on Greece’s compliance regarding the demilitarised status of the islands. Ankara has
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Greece and Turkey head towards crucial stage of negotiations
PoliticsForeign Policy. During this period, Athens and Ankara will try to find a common path that could lead to some... in Ankara on Tuesday will mark this new cycle of rapprochement that was agreed during the meeting... of low politics. Unofficially, Athens and Ankara seem to have defined 2024 as a time limit, within which
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Athens prepares for Erdogan visit, high-level talks with Turkish officials
PoliticsForeign PolicyErdogan was mainly annoyed by Germany’s opposition to Ankara’s purchase of 40 Eurofighter Typhoon jets... by the Congress and Ankara’s continuous blocking of Sweden’s NATO accession. There is a growing sense... Turkish officials over the last couple of days about Ankara not making any compromises regarding what
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Greek, Turkish foreign ministers discuss sticking points ahead of Mitsotakis-Erdogan talks
PoliticsForeign PolicyCrete and Cyprus. Ankara decided to deploy warships just outside Greek territorial waters between... in the Aegean. The incident suggests that Ankara is not ready to take the big step toward resolving... the agenda of the High Level Cooperation Council to take place in Ankara, most likely in December
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